Call for Entries for the â€œSocial Entrepreneur of the Yearâ€ India 2012 Awards

Jubilant Bhartia Foundation and Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship are invitingÂ entries for the â€˜Social Entrepreneur of The Yearâ€™ Award 2012 forÂ India.Â Start Up! an angel investor and advisor to social entrepreneurs, will manage the outreach, due diligence and jury presentation of the Awards on behalf of the Jubilant Bhartia Foundation.

The Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award celebrates leading social entrepreneurs who are diligently building solutions for unaddressed communities to ensure inclusive and equitable growth. The finalists of the Award are selected after an intensive search and selection process including expertÂ reviews, site visits and a presentation before a high-powered jury. The winner of the Award this year will be announced at a ceremony coinciding with the India Economic Summit in November 2012 in New Delhi.

All finalists of the Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award, 2012 will be invited to participate in the India Economic Summit in November 2012 in New Delhi.Â The winner will join Schwab Foundationâ€™s global community of social entrepreneurs, and will participate in the annual and regional meetings of the World Economic Forum, which offer unprecedented opportunities to engage with global decision makers from the public, corporate, media and academic sectors.

The finalists of the Social Entrepreneur of the Year Awards 2011 included Matthew Spacie of Magic Bus, Gyanesh Pandey of Husk Power Systems and Sudesh Menon of Waterlife India Pvt Ltd.

Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship is a sister organization of the World Economic Forum. The Foundation provides regional and global platforms to promote social entrepreneurship as a key element to advancing societies and addressing social problems innovatively and effectively. It also fosters a close-knit community of social entrepreneurs for idea exchange and replication of best practices.

Vallabh is from Bangalore, India. As a freelance consultant he helps social and green enterprises to communicate and market themselves better. Previously he has worked with media platform YourStory.in and social enterprise enabler Ashoka in India and Digital Divide Data in Cambodia.

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